Unemployment benefits in West Jordan
Unemployment insurance in West Jordan is a Utah program, filed with the state agency rather than with Salt Lake County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a West Jordan case goes
Claims from West Jordan go to the Utah unemployment agency, not to a Salt Lake County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. West Jordan has about 116,688 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
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Formula
Highest quarter ÷ 26 − $5
Maximum
$806 · up to 26 weeks
Does West Jordan have its own rule?
No. Utah Code § 35A-4-401; Utah DWS applies across Utah, so a claim from West Jordan is decided by the same numbers as one filed anywhere else in the state. What changes locally is which workforce office you deal with in person and how busy it is — not the weekly amount or the number of weeks.
What the statute says
Utah Code § 35A-4-401; Utah DWS — Utah Department of Workforce Services — unemployment insurance. Utah's formula is your highest quarter ÷ 26 minus $5, capped at $806 (the DWS benefit-calculation sheet). Duration is 10–26 weeks: 27% of your total base-period wages divided by your weekly amount.
Last checked 2026-09-02. Read the source →
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